The Portland daily press., 1887-09-16
THE STATE.
ANDRoscoeGIN COUNTY.

ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.
While the young son of Mrs. Reed Of
Lowell, Mass, who Is visiting in Lewiston,
was swinging day or two with another
Doy OF about the same age, and at the time
mad an open penknife in his hand, the
swing gave way, throwing them to the
lace and on the point OF the penknife blade,
driving it into his body. A physician was
called and the wound was dressed. On ex-
animation the knife blade was found to
have penetrated quite deeply, and fears
were entertained that the wound would
prove fatal. The boys's father was tele-
graphed for Immediately, but on his arrival
the boy appeared much better, and hopes
are now entertained of his recovery. He is
about years of age.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
During thunder storm recently cyclone
struck the two-story barn on John Watson's
place, In littleton, completely demolishing
It. Four horses were in the barn at the
time, two were killed and one was badly in
Jured Mr.. Watson's son, a young man,
who was in the barn taking care of the
horses when the storm came up was buried
In the ruins. His escape from instant death
was almost miraculous. He was consider
ably hurt and bruised. Mr.. Watson lost two
single wagons, moving machine, horse rake,
were stored in the barn. They were com
pletely broken up and destroyed. His total
loss is about $1,000.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
}; e. Burke, Colby student, lost his
pocketbook Saturday. containing over S1O0
KNOX COUNTY.
The insurance has been paid in full on the
schooner p. NJ. Hooper, which foundered at
sea last March. 1t will be remembered that
charged Captain Harkness with scuttling
her, and offered to prove his charges. The
insurance company fully investigated the
1acts IN the matter, and found no foundation
at all for the mates allegations, which were
probably got up by him for some malicious
motive. Captain Harkness stands fully vim
dicated.
The suit of the Bodwell Granite Company
against Gen. Tilson, which was heard at
Rockland last week, grew out of an agree
ment between the parties for a division of
the work and of the profits arising from the
construction of the United States custom
mousse and post Office at st. Louis, Mo-, the
contract for building of which was awarded
10 the defendant in 1873. Under this alleged
agreeme. the defendant paid to the plain
tlffs varilus sums from 1873 to 1871, amount
ing TO SSl 900, but the government contract
was modified in 1877 and since that time he
has made no payments whatever. This ac-
ton was brought by the plaintiffs to recover
their proportional part of the profits under
the modified contract, the amount claimed by
t1e plaintiff being about 100000 exclusive
OF interest.
LINCOLN COUNTY
The 10th annual session of Lincoln County
Educators which closed Saturday Of last
week was the largest ever held In the county,
Farmers report the potato crop badly af-
fected by rot. In some localities fully nine
tenths Of the crop is spoilt.
The editor of the Lilliputian, Wiscasset,
has recently placed in his office a No, /
morse n"yer engine, makingsit the second
steam hitting Office in Lincoln county,
Fros.s are beginning to blight squashes
ana such vegetables in this section. Should
the present clear weather prevail the corn
will be injured. ~
The report that Mouse Island has been
bonded is untrue. An attempt was made by
some parties to bond it, but failed through
the refusal Of some of the parties to sign the
pond. The latter believed that with the
boom Boothbay is having. the property will
bring more money later on.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Maine Baptist Convention will be held
in Bangor October SO.
Il Is reported that parties are hunting deer
with dogs in the vicinity of Passadumkeag.
A Bangor man who was up river recently
saw hne buck that had evidently been
killed by dogs. The close time for deer Is
not out yet, and it is against the law TO hunt
deer with dogs at any time. The deer are
reported to be very fleshy this year.
:, wednesday forenoon young fellow in
Bangor, q years of age, who has been EN-
ployed on the coal vessels of late, while in
toxicated made his way to the wharf in the
vicinity Of the Boston boat and jumped over
board. Fortunately some stevedores were
at nand and he was pulled out But as soon
as he had been taken out and released he
made another dive for the water and mar
rowly escaped hitting against the side of the
vessel He was taken out again and sent
home.
a new refrigerator building has been re-
Gently erected at the foot of Broad street in
Augusta, by Armour q Co. for the sale of
fresh beef. This will be a branch Of the
business OF the great dealers in fresh beef
and other meats, Armour & Co. of Chicago.
Il Is the finest refrigerator owned by this
firm In the State. The beef is killed in Chit
ccago stock yards, and shipped direct in re-
Irlgerator cars after being chilled for two
days: 1t takes about week for a carload to
reach Bangor.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
On Saturday little child of A. Spaulding
OF West Moscow was seriously. and il is
feared fatally burned. Its mother went out
leaving the child asleep In its cradle. when
some Clothing hanging on line caught fire
and fell upon the child
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
On October 4th the introduction of the
water py tne new water works will be cele-
pointed on hnance, collection, invitation,
pan, procession, music, prizes and subscrip-
lions, ana II Is proposed to have a celebra-
lion that VIII be credit to the city and the
fire department.
WALDO COUNTY.
The Journal says that new hotel for Bel
laSt Is almost an assured thing Sixteen
thousand dollars were on the paper last week,
ana pledges enough made to swell the figure
70 Sz5,OOO, the sum decided upon as sufficient
10 warrant beginning. The proposed
building will cost between $4,000 and $780,
600, and the hotel will be under the manage
ment OF Mr.. Ira I. Loyejoy of the Revere.
Last Saturday new steamer was launch
ed at Swanville by Mr.. Cunnyhan. She Is
named the Nulissa NJ The length of the
steamer is AZ feet from stem to stern and u
feet wide. She is thought to have the
capacity to carry 100 people.
The Belfast Journal says that the cases for
alleged violation Of the fishery laws to be
tried at the coming term of court are Of
vital interest to local fishermen. IL the law
Is enforced in the spirit which prompts
these prosecutions there can be no more sal
mon fishing in PenobscOt Bay, and a large
number OF people will be deprived Of what
we can but consider their rights. The Satur-
day and Sunday close time for salmon In
the present law does not really protect the
fsh, but simply gives. monopoly Of the
Penobscot salmon fishery to fishermen up
river. Aside from the fact that experience
has shown Saturday and Sunday to be the
two best days in the week fortaking salmon,
the fishermen say that it is not always posi-
BILE to take up their nets when required by
to lose whole weeks fishing The nets
cannot be taken up or set at exposed places
on the bay except in calm weather.
Ten persons were baptised at Freedom
Sunday by Rev. Mr.. Harlow, State mission
airy. These with eight others were united
with the Honnrana tinn nal chnrch